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Shape a match
On buffalo island everyone plays with clay! Look at the model, choose the shape and color of the clay and tap where each piece goes.
Buffalo Island
Educational games for kids ages 2 to 6
On Marajó Island: model clay animals, complete the bands of the Marajoara vases and shape the vases on the wheel.
- games
- 14
- years old
- 2 to 6
- BNCC goals
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What children learn here
Every game follows a goal from Brazil’s BNCC, with its equivalent in Head Start ELOF, Common Core and the EYFS. Tap a code to see every game that works on the same goal.
Lines, sounds, colors and shapes
Spaces, time, quantities and relationships
- EF01MA10Find the pattern in a sequence and say what comes next4 gamesHead Start ELOF P-MATH 7 · EYFS M-PAT
- EF01MA15Compare sizes and lengths: bigger, smaller, longer4 gamesHead Start ELOF P-MATH 8 · Common Core K.MD.A.2
- EI03ET01Compare sizes, weights and other features of objects3 gamesHead Start ELOF P-MATH 8 · Common Core K.MD.A.2
- EF01MA05Compare numbers using the number line1 gameHead Start ELOF P-MATH 4 · Common Core K.CC.C.7 · EYFS M-PAT
- EF01MA14Recognize and build flat shapes: square, rectangle and triangle1 gameHead Start ELOF P-MATH 9 · Common Core K.G.A.2, K.G.B.6
- EI03ET05Group objects and pictures by color, shape and likeness1 gameHead Start ELOF P-SCI 3, P-MATH 9 · Common Core K.MD.B.3
Me, others and us
Themes in this region:Numbers and countingColors, shapes and patternsSizes and measuresArt and drawingBody and coordinationFeelings and friendship
The 14 games of Buffalo Island
2 and 3 year olds
To get started: few options, big pictures and the teacher’s voice.
4 and 5 year olds
More pieces that look alike, asking for attention and memory.
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Pot band
The pots of Marajó Island, made by the peoples who lived there long ago, have bands with designs that repeat. Look at the band and fill in the empty spaces.
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Matching pot
On the wheel, the potter stretches the clay up and out. Drag the yellow dots on your pot until it's the same size as the model.
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Clay animals
Now let's shape animals! Each part of the animal is a shape: a ball, a snake, a pancake or a drop. Look closely at the model before you choose.
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Taller, wider
Your pot starts out just like the model. Listen to what the teacher asks for, taller, shorter, wider or thinner, and change your pot.
5 and 6 year olds
Bigger challenges and the party that reviews everything the child learned.
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Turning band
In this band the designs turn! The triangle points up, then down... Choose the design, tap Turn until it matches and put it in the empty space.
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Potter's studio
In the studio the pieces come in two sizes: big and small. Choose the right shape, color and size for each part of the model.
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Marajó pot
Marajoara pots have different heights, mouths, bellies and bases. Copy the model carefully: three or four measurements at once!
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Band of three
The prettiest bands have three or four designs that repeat, some of them turned. Find the part that repeats and continue.
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Pots in a row
On the shelf, the pots go from smallest to biggest. Make the middle pot: bigger than pot number one and smaller than pot number two. Sometimes it just matches one of them!
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Middle band
The designs disappeared from lots of parts of the band, even at the start! Look at the neighbors of each empty space to figure out the design and how it's turned.
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Island party
Region party
The buffalo called everyone to the pottery party on Marajó Island! Let's remember the clay, the bands and the pots.
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Party clay
Region party
At the party, everyone shapes a clay present! Look at the model and make one just like it.
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Party pot
Region party
The party potter's wheel never stops! Make matching pots, bigger ones, smaller ones and the middle pot on the shelf.
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